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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: neil on March 06, 2013, 11:37 PM
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Never fitted one before but fitted nicely onto the mounts but either the wheels is too wide or I'm being a nob! Cos there's no way I can move the arms inwards,hope this makes sense!
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Put some pics up mate. :daumenhoch:
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(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/neilboro/IMAG0424_zps1c79c392.jpg)
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Looks like the frame is meant to use Canti brakes, as opposed to V's?
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Thing is I've seen pics of em with v brakes ???
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Yes I have got to agree. Maybe cantilever brakes are mean't to be used.
Can you remove the brake blocks and clip it all together. So we can see the clearance between the rims and the arms. :daumenhoch:
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I didn't take a lot of notice before, but looking at the frame it's a Torker Yes? I have seen some on here with V brakes so perhaps it needs to be a certain type, but that looks way off!
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Yep it's a torker, will take the brake pads off and take some piccys tomorrow
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Looking at the other pro st torkers on the museum the adjusting cone washers are on the outer side of the arms.
So the pad is more or less flush against the arm.
Also the pads were quite thin. :daumenhoch:
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If it came with a bolt on cable stop which goes on the brake bridge I think You put Canti brakes on it, if not there must be some crazy angled arm V brakes out there!
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It came with cantis sold em :LolLolLolLol:
Was thinking what you said Stu move all the brake pad washers to the opposite side of the arm and get the file out lol
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:) Stu is right-swap the fat/thin spacers over on the blocks.Torkers of this era were designed for `v`s not cantis.
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My builds are never simple :'(
James I've got a shimano dx lever.....why did I write that you gave me the lever lol
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James is correct, they were designed for V brakes, thats why there is no cable guild built into the frame behind the seatpost, you took off a "bolt on" one that was on the brake bridge I think?
You need some koolstop thin line pads on there, with the thinnest spacer nearest the rim (other way round than shown), they will work peachey then :daumenhoch:
(http://bmxdirect.net/wp-content/gallery/online-store/koolstop-bmx-threaded.jpg)
The problem is that those rims are quite wide compared to most race rims.
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You could try to remove the larger spacer from the brake pad. The little fat one on the brake pad side. im pretty sure that one is flat both ends and the one before it is curved to fit the mounting on the brake
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canti's look far better than V's anyway :daumenhoch:
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Looking at that pic the arms of the V's are going to stick out like feck whatever block/spacer arrangement You run?!
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Thin pads are on the way thanks to the Dark D 8)
Will let yous know how I get on ,hopefully it should work ,really don't wanna sell the wheels due to them being very light and saucy :daumenhoch:
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How wide are those rims??? 1.5 is the max I would go on there as I've seen these on BMX museum with DX v brakes here so they must fit
(http://bmxmuseum.com/image/torkerprost4_blowup.jpg)
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:) The rims seem just fine.If after flipping the brake pad spacers over (the small ones on Koolstops need pulling off with pliers as they are pressed on) try moving the locating pin on the brake arm down to the middle hole.You should be OK,I`ve had DX Vs and ran them on loads of frames.
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Just been or and measured the width of the rim 4cm don't know what that makes it 1.75 I think :daumenhoch:
And I've changed the spacers round suddenly it ain't looking too bad when the other pads arrive I think it'll be spot on :4_17_5: 8) :Great_Britain: